Bell, P. (2010, February 20). Strands of Science Learning. Presented as part of the session: Learning Science in Informal Environments at the 2010 Annual Meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), Seattle, WA.
Bell, P., Bricker, L. & Tzou, C. (2010, January 16). Supporting Pre- and Inservice Teacher Inquiry into how People Learn Science using Research Consensus Reports from the National Research Council. Paper presented at the Association from Science Teacher Education (ASTE) annual conference. Sacramento, California.
Bell, P., Bruner, A., Caracol, A., Delgado, T. & Salazar, A. (2010, January 5) Strategies for Promoting More Diverse Participation in the Sciences. Presented at the COSEE-Ocean Learning Communities and Washington Sea Grant program “Addressing Broader Impact Requirements for Research Proposals.” Seattle, WA.
Bricker, L. & Bell, P. (2009, December 6). For the Love of the Game: Cultivating and Sustaining Voluntary Expertise as an Act of Resiliency in the Face of Resistance. Paper presented at the American Anthropological Association (AAA) annual conference in a session entitled “Investigations into the learning pathways and processes associated with the development of voluntary expertise.” Philadelphia, PA.
Tzou, C. & Bell, P. (2009, December 4). A Critical Perspective on Construction of Place: Youths' Encounters with Environmental Education across Informal and Formal Environments. Paper presented at the American Anthropological Association (AAA) annual conference in a session entitled “The End(s) of Science Education? Situated Practices of Science Learning for Social/Political Transformation.” Philadelphia, PA.
Bell, P. (2009, December 4). Collaborative Research within an Interdisciplinary Research Center. Invited presentation at the American Anthropological Association (AAA) annual conference in a session entitled “Collaborative research in linguistic anthropology.” Philadelphia, PA.
Bell, P. & Bricker, P. (2009, December 5). Interdiscursivity and Positioning Dynamics in Children’s Voluntary Expertise Development. Paper presented at the American Anthropological Association (AAA) annual conference in a session entitled “Investigations into the learning pathways and processes associated with the development of voluntary expertise.” Philadelphia, PA.
Bell, P. (2009, November 17). How and Why People Learn Across Settings: Interdisciplinary Investigations into Cultural Learning Pathways, Choice-Agency Influences, and Domain Identification Processes. Presented at the National Science Foundation Science of Learning Centers Annual Meeting. Washington, DC.
Bell, P. (2009, November 3). Federal Funding Opportunities to Broaden Participation in COSEE Activities. Presented at the COSEE Council/National Advisory Committee Meeting. Washington, DC.
Bell, P. (2009, November 3). Broadening Participation in Science Education. Presentation at the NSF Centers for Ocean Science Education Excellence (COSEE) PI Meeting. Washington, DC.
Bell, P. (2009, November 2). What’s the Evidence Base? The National Academies Informal Science Report. Presented at the Association of Science-Technology Centers (ASTC) annual conference. Fort Worth, TX.
Quinn, H. & Bell, P. (2009, October 27). A Core Ideas Framework for Standards: The NRC contribution. Presented at the Conceptual Framework for New Science Education Standards Meeting. Washington, DC.
Bell, P. (2009, October 19). The LIFE Center: New (and Old) Methods and Approaches to Understanding Learning Across Formal and Informal Settings. Invited plenary session at the NSF-funded “Out-of-School-Time STEM: Building Experience, Building Bridges” conference. Arlington, VA.
Bell, P. (2009, October 15). The Learning in Informal and Formal Environments Center. Invited keynote presentation made at the SACNAS (Society for Advancing Chicanos, Hispanics and Native Americans in the Sciences) 2009 Annual Conference. Dallas, TX.
Bell, P. (2009, September 24). How, Why and Where People Learn Science Outside of School: The Role of Informal Learning. Invited presentation at the Burke Museum All Staff Meeting. Seattle, WA.
Bell, P. (2009 September 21). Fostering Ecologically Valid Clarity about What Counts as “Scientific Literacy”. Paper presented at the Science Education at the Crossroads Conference. Portland, OR.
Bell, P. (2009, August 19) Moderator, National Academies National Research Council Board on Science Education Expert Meeting on Core Ideas in Science. Washington, DC.
Bell, P. (2009, August 12). How, Why and Where People Learn Science Outside of School: The Role of Informal Learning. Invited presentation at the Woodland Park Zoo. Seattle, WA.
Bell, P., & Joseph, G. (2009, July 18). How, Why and Where People Learn Science Outside of School. Invited presentation at the Buell Early Childhood Leadership Program 2009 Leadership Retreat, Early Childhood Outdoor Classroom. Denver, CO.
Bell, P. (2009, June 3). Learning Science in Informal Environments. Invited presentation for congressional and federal agency staff organized by the STEM Education Caucus. Washington, DC.
Bell, P., Shouse, A. & Tsurusaki, B. (2009, May 18) Research into Practice: Teaching and Learning Science. Presented at the LASER Middle School Administrators Symposium, Cle Elum, WA.
Bell, P. (2009, May 5). Research on Learning Related to Ocean and Environmental Literacy: Methods, Findings & Opportunities. Presented at the National Centers for Ocean Science Education Excellence (COSEE) Network Meeting. Hilton Head, SC.
Bell, P. (2009, April 20). Micros and Me: Connecting Repertoires of Practice between Home and School. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the National Association of Research in Science Teaching (NARST). Garden Grove, CA.
Bell, P. (2009, April 20). Design Collaborations as Professional Development: Orienting Teachers to Their Students’ Everyday Expertise. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the National Association of Research in Science Teaching (NARST). Garden Grove, CA.
Tzou, C & Bell, P. (2009, April 18). Place as a Construct in Science, Teaching, Learning and Curriculum Design: Implications for Addressing Culture and Equity. Presented at the annual meeting of the National Association of Research in Science Teaching (NARST). Garden Grove, CA.
Bell, P. (2009, April 17). Learning Science Across Places and Pursuits: The Contributions of Informal Environments. Presented at the American Educational Research Association (AERA) 2009 Annual Meeting, as part of the session “Multiple Organizational Structures, Audiences, and Outcomes in Informal Learning Settings”. San Diego, CA.
Bell, P. (2009, April 15). On the Scientific Necessity of Cross-Setting Ethnography for the Learning Sciences Given an Increasingly Multicultural World. Presented at the American Educational Research Association (AERA) 2009 Annual Meeting as part of the session “Using Ethnography to Understand Learning in Social Context”. San Diego, CA.
Bell, P. (2009, April 18) Place as a Construct in Science, Teaching, Learning and Curriculum Design: Implications for Addressing Culture and Equity. Presented at the annual meeting of the National Association of Research in Science Teaching (NARST), Garden Grove, CA.
Bell, P. (2009, April 20) Micros and Me: Connecting Repertoires of Practice between Home and School. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the National Association of Research in Science Teaching (NARST). Garden Grove, CA.
Bell, P. (2009, April 20) Design Collaborations as Professional Development: Orienting Teachers to Their Students’ Everyday Expertise. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the National Association of Research in Science Teaching (NARST). Garden Grove, CA.
Bell, P. (2009, April 17) Learning Science Across Places and Pursuits: The Contributions of Informal Environments. Presented at the American Educational Research Association (AERA) 2009 Annual Meeting, as part of the session “Multiple Organizational Structures, Audiences, and Outcomes in Informal Learning Settings”. San Diego, CA.
Bell, P. (2009, April 15) On the Scientific Necessity of Cross-Setting Ethnography for the Learning Sciences Given an Increasingly Multicultural World. Presented at the American Educational Research Association (AERA) 2009 Annual Meeting as part of the session “Using Ethnography to Understand Learning in Social Context”, San Diego, CA.
Bell, P., & Shouse A. (2009, March 20) What We Know About Learning Science in Informal Environments: Conclusions and Recommendations from the National Academies. Presentation at National Science Teachers Association (NSTA) National Conference on Science Education. New Orleans, Louisiana.
Bricker, L. A., & Bell, P. (2009, February 28). The Interdiscursivity of Learning: Developing a Theoretical Framework for Understanding Learning Across Settings and Activities. Presentation at the Presented at the 30th Annual Ethnography in Education Forum. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Bell, P. (2009, February 18) Learning Science in Informal Environments: People, Places and Pursuits. Research Dissemination Forum at the Smithsonian Institution. Washington, DC.
Bell, P., & Tzou, C.T. (2009, January 10) Design Collaborations as Professional Development: Orienting Teachers to Their Students’ Everyday Expertise. Presentation at the Association for Science Teacher Education (ASTE) International Conference. Hartford, Connecticut.
Bell, P. (2008, November 22) How People Learn Across Formal and Informal Environments. Keynote presentation at the COSEE Communicating Ocean and Marine Sciences Workshop. Seattle, WA.
Bell, P. (2008, November 15). Discovering and Supporting Children’s Pathways in Learning Science In and Out of School. Keynote presentation at the Environmental Education Association of Washington Annual Conference “Generation Green: Sustainability Takes Root”. Wenatchee, WA.
Bell, P. (2008, October 28). Pathways to Excellence and Equity in Science, Math and Engineering Education. Presentation for University of Washington Alumni Association 2008 College of Education Fall Lecture Series. Seattle, WA
Bell, P. (2008, August 14). How People Learn Science with Technology. Keynote presentation at the NOAA Okeanus Explorer Education Summit. Seattle WA.
Bell, P. (2008, August 1). Discovering and supporting successful pathways in children’s science learning in and out of school. Keynote presentation at the Summer Teacher Institute on “Teaching Science Through Inquiry,” Islandwood. Seattle, WA.
Bricker, L. A., & Bell, P. (2008, June 26). Mapping the learning pathways and processes associated with the development of expertise and learner identities. In P. A. Kirschner, J. v. Merriënboer & T. d. Jong (Eds.), Proceedings of the Eighth International Conference of the Learning Sciences (ICLS) in a session entitled "Mapping the learning pathways and processes associated with the development of expertise and learner identities " (Leah Bricker, organizer).
Reeve, S. & Bell, P. (2008, June 26). Learning to videogame, both together and alone. In P. A. Kirschner, J. v. Merriënboer & T. d. Jong (Eds.), Proceedings of the Eighth International Conference of the Learning Sciences (ICLS) in a session entitled "Mapping the learning pathways and processes associated with the development of expertise and learner identities " (Leah Bricker, organizer).
Tzou, C., Scalone, G., & Bell, P. (2008, June 26). Developing a sense of place: Privilege, class and positioning in formal and informal environmental learning. In P. A. Kirschner, J. van Merriënboer & T. de Jong (Eds.), Proceedings of the Eighth International Conference of the Learning Sciences (ICLS) in a session entitled "Mapping the learning pathways and processes associated with the development of expertise and learner identities " (Leah Bricker, organizer).
Bell, P. (2008, May 21). The Hidden Story of How Children Learn Science In and Out of School. Keynote presentation made to Washington State Leadership and Assistance for Science Education Reform (LASER), Science Education Advocate Awards Ceremony 2008. Seattle, WA.
Zimmerman, H. T. & Bell, P. (2008, March 31). How scientific practices develop: Understanding how and when children consider their everyday activities to be related to science. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the National Association of Research in Science Teaching (NARST), Baltimore, MD.
Bricker, L. A. & Bell, P. (2008, March 31). The meanings young people attribute to the word "evidence." Paper presented at the annual meeting of the National Association of Research in Science Teaching (NARST), Baltimore, MD.
Reeve, S. & Bell, P. (2008, March 31). How everyday activities influence children’s ideas about health. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the National Association of Research in Science Teaching (NARST), Baltimore, MD.
Tzou, C. & Bell, P. (2008, March 31). Micros and Me: Architecting learning pathways between home and school through the design of a personally consequential science curriculum. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the National Association of Research in Science Teaching (NARST), Baltimore, MD.
Bell, P. (2008, March 26). How Children and Families Learn Across Social Settings: Discovering Successful Learning Pathways in Everyday Life. Presented at the American Educational Research Association (AERA) 2008 Annual Meeting as part of the session “LOST Learning Opportunities: Studies of Science and Mathematics Learning in and Out of-School-Time.” New York, NY.

Bell, P. (2008, March 25). The Development of Everyday Expertise: How Children and Families Learn science and Technology Across Social Settings and Pursuits. Presented at the American Educational Research Association (AERA) 2008 Annual Meeting as part of the session “The Phenomenology of Learning: “Understanding How Learning Happens Across Place and Time.” New York, NY.

Bell, P. (2008, March 25). Multiple Sources of Support Needed by Students in Diverse Environments. Presented at the American Educational Research Association (AERA) 2008 Annual Meeting at part of the presidential session “Learning in Schools, Neighborhoods, and Communities in Diverse Environments: Life-Long, Life-Wide, and Life-Deep” (Prof. Jim Banks, chair). New York, NY.
Bell, P. (2008, March 3). Learning Across Time and Place: The Role of Museums in the Informal Educational Landscape. Presentation made as part of the “G. Brown Goode Smithsonian Education Lecture Series 2008” at the Smithsonian Institution, Washington DC.
Bell, P., Bevan, B., Reisman, M., & Zimmerman, H.T. (2008, March 1). What Counts as Science in Everyday Settings? Presented at the 29th Annual Ethnography in Education Forum. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Bricker, L.A., & Bell, P. (2008, February 29). Understanding and supporting children's learning pathways in and out of school. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Ethnography in Education Research Forum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Zimmerman, H. T., & Bell, P., (2008, February 9). Everyday science & science every day: Studying learning through an ethnography of talk & activity. Presented at the inter-Science of Learning Center (iSLC) conference. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Reeve, S. & Bell, P. (2008, February 9). How everyday activities influence children's understandings of personal health. Poster presented at the Inter-Science of Learning Center (iSLC) Conference, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Bell, P. (2008, January 11). Learning in Informal and Formal Environments: How Children Learn Science Across Social Settings. Keynote presentations made as part of the “Diversity as a Construct in Research: Conceptual and Methodological Challenges and Opportunities” Hot Topics Workshop at the LIFE Center, Seattle WA.
Bell, P. & Bricker, L. A. (2007, December 1). The Cultural Foundations of Children’s Consequential Science Learning: Everyday Expertise & Evidence Use Across Social Settings. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Anthropological Association as part of the session “Mathematics and Science Education Through the Anthropological Lens: Difference (In)Equality and Social Justice” (Paige Allison, chair), Washington DC.
Zimmerman, H. T., Reeve, S. & Bell, P., (2007, October 13). Role of distributed expertise in crafting extended scientific explanations. Poster presented at the Association of Science-Technology Centers (ASTC) annual conference. Los Angeles, California
Bricker, L. A. & Bell, P. (2007, October 12). Evidentiality and evidence use in children’s science-related talk across everyday contexts. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Society for the Social Studies of Science (4S), Montreal, Canada.
Bell, P. (2007, October 4). Learning in and out of School in Diverse Environments: Life-Long, Life-Wide, Life-Deep. Keynote presentation made to School’s Out Washington “SOAR with Science” Conference, Seattle WA.
Bell, P. (2007, September 17). Discovering and supporting successful learning pathways of children in and out of school. Invited plenary presentation to the University of Washington Teacher Education Program, Seattle, WA.
Bell, P., Reeve, S. & Zimmerman, H. T., (2007, August 25). Understanding Children’s Everyday Science Learning Through Analysis of Home Science Kit Activity. Paper presented at the European Science Education Research Association (ESERA) 2007 Annual Meeting as part of the session “Everyday, unstructured talk that explains scientific phenomena.” (Molly Reisman, chair), Malmo, Sweden.

Bell, P. (2007, May 11). Diversity and Learning. Presentation made at the launch event for the consensus report "Learning in and out of school in diverse environments: Life-long, life-wide, life-deep," sponsored by the Center for Multicultural Education and the Learning in Informal and Formal Environments (LIFE) Center, Seattle, WA.
Bell, P., McGaughey, M., Tzou, C. & Zimmerman, H. T. (2007, April 17). Explorations in the Cultural Foundations of Children’s Images of Science: Understanding the Nature of Science is Not Enough. Paper presented at the National Association of Research in Science Teaching (NARST) 2007 Annual Meeting as part of the session "Explorations in the Cultural Foundations of Children’s Images of Science" (Philip Bell, chair), New Orleans, LA.
McGaughey, M. & Bell, P., (2007, April 17). Fifth Grade Students' Images of Science, Identity and Cultural Border Crossings. Paper presented at the National Association of Research in Science Teaching (NARST) 2007 Annual Meeting as part of the session "Explorations in the Cultural Foundations of Children’s Images of Science" (Philip Bell, chair), New Orleans, LA.
Zimmerman, H. T. & Bell, P. (2007, April 17). Seeing, Doing, and Describing Everyday Science: Mapping Images of Science Across School, Community, and Home Boundaries. Paper presented at the National Association of Research in Science Teaching (NARST) 2007 Annual Meeting as part of the session "Explorations in the Cultural Foundations of Children’s Images of Science" (Philip Bell, chair), New Orleans, LA.
Tzou, C., Reeve, S. & Bell, P.(2007, April 17). Bringing Students' Activity Structures Into the Classroom: Curriculum Design Implications From an Ethnographic Study of Fifth Graders Images of Science. Paper presented at the National Association of Research in Science Teaching (NARST) 2007 Annual Meeting as part of the session "Explorations in the Cultural Foundations of Children’s Images of Science" (Philip Bell, chair), New Orleans, LA.
Bell, P. (2007, April 17). A cultural framing of the "learning of scientific practices" from an everyday cognition perspective. Paper presented at the National Association of Research in Science Teaching (NARST) 2007 Annual Meeting as part of the symposium "Inquiry and the Learning of Science Theories and Practices" (Richard Duschl, chair), New Orleans, LA.
Reeve, S. & Bell, P. (2007, April 16). “It has a little bit of fattening in it”: Documenting children’s conceptions of “healthy” and “unhealthy.” Paper presented at the National Association of Research in Science Teaching (NARST) 2007 Annual Meeting as part of the session "Connecting Science Learning to Personal Health: Understanding the Influence of Instruction, Family, Social Networks, and Institutions" (Philip Bell, chair), New Orleans, LA.
Reeve, S., Bricker, L. & Bell, P. (2007, April 16). Children and family understandings of health, illness, and health institutions. Paper presented at the National Association of Research in Science Teaching (NARST) 2007 Annual Meeting as part of the session "Connecting Science Learning to Personal Health: Understanding the Influence of Instruction, Family, Social Networks, and Institutions" (Philip Bell, chair), New Orleans, LA.
Bricker, L. & Bell, P. (2007, April 15). “Um…since I argue for fun, I don’t remember what I argue about”: Using children's argumentation across social contexts to inform science instruction. Poster presented at the National Association of Research in Science Teaching (NARST) 2007 Annual Meeting as part of the session "Bridging Classroom Practices: Traditional and Argumentative Discourse" (Leema Kuhn, chair), New Orleans, LA.
Bricker, L., Amsterlaw, J., Lee, T. R., Bell, P. & Meltzoff, A. N. (2007, April 10). Connecting ethnographies and experiments: Methodological and theoretical considerations of coordinating research on metacognition from the lab and from everyday settings. Poster presented at the American Educational Research Association (AERA) 2007 Annual Meeting as part of the session "Methodological Challenges and Innovations in Studying Learning in Informal Contexts" (Philip Bell, chair), Chicago, IL.
Zimmerman, H. T., Lee, T. R. & Bell, P. (2007, April 10). Roles in research: Understanding the implications of positions that researchers and participants employ in a cognitive ethnography. Poster presented at the American Educational Research Association (AERA) 2007 Annual Meeting as part of the session "Methodological Challenges and Innovations in Studying Learning in Informal Contexts" (Philip Bell, chair), Chicago, IL.
Bell, P., Tzou, C., Bricker, L., McGaughey, M., Reeve, S. & Zimmerman, H. T. (2007, April 10). Methodological Possibilities and Issues Associated with Conducting Cognitive Ethnography Across the Social Settings of Children's Lives. Poster presented at the American Educational Research Association (AERA) 2007 Annual Meeting as part of the session "Methodological Challenges and Innovations in Studying Learning in Informal Contexts" (Philip Bell, chair), Chicago, IL.
Bell, P., Bricker, L., McGaughey, M., Reeve, S., Tzou, C. & Zimmerman, H. T. (2007, April 10). Children's learning and use of consequential science across the social settings of their lives: Insights from a cognitive ethnography. Poster presented at the American Educational Research Association (AERA) 2007 Annual Meeting as part of the session "Diverse Experiences for Learning Science" (Erika Tate, chair), Chicago, IL.
Bell, P., Bricker, L., McGaughey, M. & Tzou, C. (2007, March 30). How children learn science across the settings of everyday life: Results from a team ethnography in a multicultural, urban community. Paper presented at the National Science Teacher's Association 2007 Annual Meeting, St. Louis, MO.
Bell, P., Bricker, L., McGaughey, M. & Tzou, C. (2007, March 30). Techniques to Make Students' Ideas Visible and to Bridge Their Home and School Experience. Workshop for educators presented at the National Science Teacher's Association 2007 Annual Meeting, St. Louis, MO.
Bell, P., Bricker, L., Reeve, S., Tzou, C. & Zimmerman, H. (2007, March 7). How children learn science across the settings of everyday life: Results from a team ethnography in a multicultural, urban community. Keynote presentation as part of the "Learning & Schooling" Institute of the Bellevue School District Leadership Group, Seattle, WA.
Bell, P. (2007, March 7). Scaffolding Science Inquiry with a Web-Based Learning Environment. Keynote presentation as part of the "Learning & Schooling" Institute of the Bellevue School District Leadership Group, Seattle, WA.
Bell, P. (2007, February 15). Understanding the cultural foundations of young people’s understandings about science. Paper presented at the annual Ethnography in Education Forum as part of the session "How children learn science across the social settings of everyday life: Results from a team ethnography in a multicultural, urban community" (P. Bell, chair), Philadelphia, PA.
Reeve, S., Bricker, L., Zimmerman, H. & Bell, P. (2007, February 15). Children's cultural understandings of health in a highly diverse, urban community. Paper presented at the annual Ethnography in Education Forum as part of the session " How children learn science across the social settings of everyday life: Results from a team ethnography in a multicultural, urban community" (P. Bell, chair), Philadelphia, PA.
Bricker, L. & Bell, P. (2007, February 15). Discourse markers in young people's argumentation. Paper presented at the annual Ethnography in Education Forum as part of the session " How children learn science across the social settings of everyday life: Results from a team ethnography in a multicultural, urban community" (P. Bell, chair), Philadelphia, PA.
Bell, P. (2007, February 15). How children and families learn in an urban, multicultural community. Invited public presentation as part of a Seattle Town Hall event on "Closing the Achievement Gap," Seattle, WA.
Pea, R. D., Barron, B., Bell, P., & Stevens, R. (2006, November 30). Socio-cultural inquiries on expertise development, transfer, and innovation. Invited talk, NSF Workshop on Transfer, Expertise and Innovation, Arlington VA.
Bell, P. (2006, November 15). Documenting children’s everyday encounters with science and technology: Preliminary results from a cross-setting ethnography of learning. Invited talk at the College of Education at Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR.
Bell, P. (2006, November 13). Documenting children’s everyday encounters with science and technology: Preliminary results from a cross-setting ethnography of learning. Invited talk to the Seattle School District, Seattle, WA.
Bell, P. (2006, July 10). A cultural framing of the "learning of scientific practices" from an everyday cognition perspective. Invited talk at the 3rd Annual Knowledge Sharing Institute of the Center for Curriculum Materials in Science, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI.
Bell, P. (2006, May 18). Learning for the twenty-first century: Toward a decade of synthesis. Keynote presentation made at the 10th Annual Conference on Cognitive and Neural Systems, Boston, MA.
Bell, P., Bricker, L. A., McGaughey, M., Lee, T. R., Reeve, S., Zimmerman, H. T., & Tzou, C. (2006, April). How children in a multicultural, low-SES community learn science across social settings. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association as part of the session "Insights From Everyday Cognition: Ethnographic Studies of Science, Math, and Technology Learning" (P. Bell, chair), San Francisco, CA.
Lee, T. R., Amsterlaw, J., Reeve, S., Bell, P., & Meltzoff, A. N. (2006, April). From world to lab and back: Relating children’s understanding of thinking in everyday and experimental contexts. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association as part of the session "Insights From Everyday Cognition: Ethnographic Studies of Science, Math, and Technology Learning" (P. Bell, chair), San Francisco, CA.
Bell, P., Bricker, L. A., McGaughey, M., Lee, T. R., Reeve, S., Zimmerman, H. T., et al. (2006, April). A theoretical framework for the development of children’s understanding of the living world across multiple social settings. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the National Association of Research on Science Teaching (NARST) as part of the session "Understanding the cultural foundations of children’s biological knowledge: Insights from everyday cognition research in homes, museums, and classrooms" (P. Bell, chair), San Francisco, CA.
Bell, P., Zimmerman, H. T., Bricker, L. A., & Lee, T. R. (2006, April). The everyday influences on children's understanding of 'healthy' and 'unhealthy' in an urban, multicultural neighborhood. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the National Association of Research on Science Teaching (NARST) as part of the session "Understanding the cultural foundations of children's biological knowledge: Insights from everyday cognition research in homes, museums, and classrooms" (P. Bell, chair), San Francisco, CA.
Bell, P., & Bricker, L. A. (2006, April). Children's everyday argumentation: A missing research agenda for understanding how to scaffold scientific argumentation in the classroom. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the National Association of Research on Science Teaching (NARST), San Francisco, CA.
Reeve, S., Lee, T. R., & Bell, P. (2006, April). Health, nutrition, and the local environment. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the National Association of Research on Science Teaching (NARST) as part of the session "Understanding the cultural foundations of children’s biological knowledge: Insights from everyday cognition research in homes, museums, and classrooms" (P. Bell, chair), San Francisco, CA.
Zimmerman, H. T., Reeve, S., & Bell, P. (2006, April). Ideas and reasoning about animals: Family conversations in a science center. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the National Association of Research on Science Teaching (NARST) as part of the session "Understanding the cultural foundations of children’s biological knowledge: Insights from everyday cognition research in homes, museums, and classrooms" (P. Bell, chair), San Francisco, CA.

Bell, P. (2005, November 16). How students learn science through laboratory experiences. Invited presentation to the NEPTUNE Ocean Observatory Workshop, University of Washington.

Bell, P. (2005, September 20). Mapping arguments in the science classroom: Insights from instructional scaffolding studies. Paper presented at the First Congress of the International Society for Cultural and Activity Research (ISCAR) as part of the session “Toward an understanding of adolescents’ argumentation across contexts and purposes” (P. Bell, chair), Sevilla, Spain.

Bell, P., Bricker, L. & Zimmerman, H. (2005, September 20). Comparative study of adolescents’ argumentation across contexts and purposes. Paper presented at the First Congress of the International Society for Cultural and Activity Research (ISCAR) as part of the session “Toward an understanding of adolescents’ argumentation across contexts and purposes” (P. Bell, chair), Sevilla, Spain.

Bell, P. (2005, September 14). How people learn science: On the importance of avoiding expert blindspots, homogenous views of learners, and content obsessions. Keynote presentation made at the 117th Annual Meeting of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific, Tuscon, Arizona.

Bell, P. (2005, August 25). Understanding the many epistemic faces of point of view in a sixth-grade history lesson. Paper presented at the 2005 Annual Conference of EARLI, Cyprus.

Hsi, S. & Bell, P. (2005, August 19-20). Digital learning and play. Roundtable presentation at the Bay Area Institute 2005 held by the Center for Informal Learning and Schools (CILS), San Francisco, CA.

Bell, P. (2005, June 23). The future of the learning sciences community: Who should be involved? What should we try to accomplish? How do we get there? Invited presentation to the Center for Technology in Learning, SRI International, Menlo Park, CA.

Bell, P. (2005, June 20). How people learn: Established principles, research gaps, and methodological approaches. Invited presentation at the 2005 Institute on the Scholarship of Engineering Education, Stanford University, Menlo Park, CA.

Bell, P., Bricker, L. A., Lee, T., McGaughey, M., Reeve, T. & Zimmerman, H. T. (2005, April 6). Developing a framework for how students learn science through everyday and school encounters with science. Paper presented at the 2005 National Association for Research in Science Teaching as part of the session “Learning to argue about science: Understanding the influence of family, friends and instruction” (Bell, P. chair), Dallas, TX.

Bell, P., Bricker, L. A. & McGaughey, M. (2005, April 6). Discerning students’ epistemological understanding of argument through an analysis of their classroom talk and action. Paper presented at the 2005 National Association for Research in Science Teaching as part of the session “Learning to argue about science: Understanding the influence of family, friends and instruction” (Bell, P. chair), Dallas, TX.

Bell, P. (2005, February 18). Inquiry as Inscriptional Work: A Commentary on Norris and Phillips. Paper presented at the “Inquiry Conference on Developing a Consensus Research Agenda,” Piscataway, NJ.

Bell, P. (2004, July 12). The school science laboratory: Considerations of learning, technology, and scientific practice. Invited presentation to the Committee on High School Laboratories: Role and Vision, National Academy of Sciences.

Bell, P. (2004, June 24). Toward a comparative understanding of school subjects: The case of science and history in elementary school. Paper presented at the Sixth International Conference of the Learning Sciences (ICLS), Santa Monica, CA.

Bell, P. (2004, April). Scaffolding inquiry about technoscience: Making room for more complex images of science. Paper presented at the 2004 Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association, San Diego, CA.

Bell, P. (2004, April). Pedagogical pluralism in the teaching of a contemporary scientific controversy. Paper presented at the 2004 National Association for Research in Science Teaching, Vancouver, BC.

Bell, P. (2004, February). Partnership for Research in Inquiry-based Math, Science, and Engineering Education (PRIME). Paper presented at the 2004 Annual Meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), Seattle, WA.

Bell, P. (2003, March). Understanding how to foster multi-partisan on-line interactions and learning about contemporary controversies in science. Paper presented at the 2003 National Association for Research in Science Teaching, Philadelphia, PA.

Bell, P. (2003, March). Scaffolding argumentation and constructive debate in the science classroom. Invited presentation made as part of the Center Connect outreach project at the University of Washington, College of Education, Seattle, WA.

Bell, P. (2003, February). On the grammar and epistemology of design-based research. Invited presentation made as part of a panel discussion on the nature and role of design-based research in education, UC-Berkeley Graduate School of Education.

Bell, P. (2002, April). On the grammar and epistemology of design-based research in education. Paper presented in a session entitled “Design Experimentation Research Methods: Advancing Theories of Context, Learning, and Design” at the 2002 Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association, New Orleans, LA.

Bell, P. (2001, November). Emerging genres of learning technology. Invited presentation made as part of the Web-Ed conference series on the University of Washington campus, Program for Educational Transformation Through Technology (PETTT), Seattle, WA.
Video available at: http://depts.washington.edu/webed/presentations.html

Bell, P. (2001, April). Fostering Epistemic Practices That Use Knowledge Representations for Group Argumentation. Paper presented at the 2001 Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Seattle, WA. (I organized and chaired the session entitled “Argumentation in the Science Classroom: Supporting and Understanding Students' Epistemic Practices.”)

Stevens, R., Herrenkohl, L., Wineburg, S. & Bell, P. (2001, April). Toward a Comparative Understanding of School Subjects: Possible Relations Between Science and History in Elementary School. Paper presented at the 2001 Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Seattle, WA.

Havelock, B. & Bell, P. (2001, April). Using the Internet to Sustain Professional Development for Science Teachers. Paper presented at the 2001 Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Seattle, WA.

Bell, P. & Slotta, J. D. (2001, February). Technology as Controversy Teaching Partner: Genetically Modified Foods. Presentation made at the 2001 Annual Meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, San Francisco, CA.

Bell, P. (2000, April). Refinement of Middle School Students' Understanding of Science Resulting From Argumentation and Debate Instruction. Paper presented at the 2000 Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association, New Orleans, LA.

Bell, P. (2000, April). Designing Knowledge Representation Tools and Practices to Support Students' Theorizing, Argumentation, and Debate in Science. Paper presented at the 2000 Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association, New Orleans, LA.

Bell, P. (2000, April). SCOPE Virtual Communities: Supporting Teachers, Learners, and Scientists in Exploring Current Controversies. Paper presented at the 2000 Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association, New Orleans, LA.

Bell, P. (2000, April). Science Controversies On-Line: Partnerships in Education (SCOPE). Paper presented at the 2000 National Association for Research in Science Teaching, New Orleans, LA.

Bell, P. & Shear, L. (1999, April). Partnering to Design Innovative Internet Curriculum on a Current Scientific Controversy. Paper presented at the 1999 Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Montreal, Canada. (This presentation was part of a symposium I organized and chaired entitled “Organizing Principles for Curriculum Design Partnerships: Connecting Teachers, Scientists, and Researchers for Local Classroom Reform.”)

Bell, P. (1999, March). Debating about Deformed Frogs: Design Principles for Bringing a Current Scientific Controversy into the Classroom. Paper presented at the 1999 Annual Meeting of the National Association for Research in Science Teaching, Boston, MA.

Bell, P. & Shear, L. (1999, January). What do on-line activities about the frog controversy teach students? Presentation made at the 1999 Annual Meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, Anaheim, CA. (This presentation was part of a symposium organized by myself and Marcia C. Linn entitled “Yuck, Gross!: What can on-line deformed frogs teach about science.”)

Bell, P. (1998, April). The KIE software and curriculum: Relating debate activities and conceptual change through design experiments. Paper presented at the 1998 Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association, San Diego, CA. (This paper was part of a symposium organized by myself and Sherry Hsi entitled “Using Science and Design Experiments to Understand Innovative Uses of Technology in Classrooms.”) URL - http://www.kie.berkeley.edu/events/aera98.html

Bell, P. (1998, April). Engaging students with scientific controversy: Using arguments to make thinking visible. Paper presented at the 1998 Annual Meeting of the National Association for Research in Science Teaching, San Diego, CA.

Bell, P., & Linn, M. C. (1997, March). Scientific arguments as learning artifacts: Designing for learning on the web. Paper presented at the 1997 Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Chicago, IL. (This paper was part of a symposium I organized and chaired called “Artifact-Building in Computer Learning Environments: Supporting Students’ Scientific Inquiry.”)

Bell, P., & Linn, M. C. (1997, March). Using technology to support conceptual change in science:
Helping students learn about light using the internet. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the National Association for Research in Science Teaching, Chicago, IL.

Bell, P. (1997, January). Metaphors, Pitfalls, and Possibilities for Using the Internet in K-12 Education. Invited session at the “Colloquium on Using the Internet for Instruction and Outreach” sponsored by the Instructional Technology Program and the Interactive University Project at UC-Berkeley.

Bell, P., & Davis, E. A. (1996, April). Designing an activity in the knowledge integration environment. Paper presented in a symposium at the 1996 Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association, New York, NY.

Bell, P., & Davis, E. A. (1995, October). The knowledge integration environment: Engaging middle school students in an exploration of evidence on the net. Exhibit presented at Computer Support for Collaborative Learning (CSCL '95), Bloomington, IN.

Bell, P. (1995, August). Middle school students’ understanding of light as seen through their exploration of evidence. Invited presentation at the Semi-Annual Meeting of the American Association of Physics Teachers, Spokane, WA.

Bell, P., & Tien, L. (1995, April). Networked coaching and integrated learning in science. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the National Association for Research in Science Teaching, San Francisco, CA.

Bell, P. (1995, April). How far does light go?: Individual and collaborative sense-making of science-related evidence. Paper presented in a poster session at the 1995 Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association, San Francisco, CA.

Teaching: Courses, Classroom Experience & Workshops

I have taught the following graduate courses. Most syllabi are available through my homepage.

Learning Across Diverse Settings and Pursuits

Advanced Methods Seminar: The Ethnography of Human Development and Learning

Introduction to the Learning Sciences (graduate seminar for incoming students)

Introduction to Research & Inquiry in Education (two quarter sequence for doctoral students)

Exploring the Gap Between Science Education and the Practice of Science

I have conducted numerous workshops for teachers focused on the integration of technology into science instruction in the following K-12 school districts: Seattle School District (WA), Highline School District (WA), Bellevue School District (WA), Shoreline School District (WA), Mt. Diablo School District (CA), San Francisco Unified School District (CA), and Oakland Unified School District (CA). In addition, teachers, educators, and researchers from around the country have attended our workshops. Many of these efforts led to sustained partnerships with teachers who became involved in our classroom curriculum development and research activities.

Educational Design Products

Software Learning Environments

Web-based Inquiry Science Environment (WISE):
our third- and fourth-generation Internet learning environment, currently in broad use (10,000+ registered teachers worldwide, with over 50,000 student uses), 1998-present; developed collaboratively in the WISE Research Group – http://wise.berkeley.edu/

Computer as Learning Partner (CLP) E-LabBook:
scaffolded experimentation environment for use of probeware in science class; developed collaboratively in the CLP Research Group – http://www.clp.berkeley.edu/

Curriculum Projects (many were collaborative constructions with other research group members, most are available for classroom use from http://wise.berkeley.edu/ )

Children of the Crane (CD-ROM), DeLoyaza Associates, 1996, programmer. Interactive multimedia experience for children to learn about details of the bombing of Hiroshima. Winner of the Oracle Innovation in Education Award.

EarthExplorer Portable Data Collection Device, Software & Middle School Science Curricula:
research funded by the NSF SBIR program to develop and study a pre-PDA portable ‘probeware’ system (circa 1990); authored in collaboration with colleagues at Architectural Energy Corporation, Boulder CO.

Honors

The Geda and Phil Condit Distinguished Professor of Science and Math Education, inaugural award, September 2008 to present.

Berglund Fellow of Internet Studies, 2002-2003, awarded by the Berglund Center for Internet Studies at Pacific University for research entitled “Understanding how to foster multi-partisan on-line interactions around controversy: Research on an alternative to highly polarized Internet thought collectives.”

Nominated for the University of Washington Distinguished Teaching Award, 2002-03.